Intended for practitioners involved in art and gifted education, the booklet presents practical information on programing for students gifted in the visual arts. A review of the research traces the development of the field from the 1920's to the present. California programing is cited as a foundation to curriculum development by outlining skills…

This manual offers guidelines for developing adult programming in Vermont public libraries as a means of bringing many people together to exchange ideas, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences. Sections cover reasons for providing adult programming; the need for well-chosen and organized book collections; the persons who should be responsible for…

The monitoring guide is designed to insure that local education agencies (LEAs) are meeting the mandate to provide a free, appropriate public education for handicapped students; and to assist public agencies in complying with applicable statutes, rules, and regulations to maximize program effectiveness. An introductory section offers a policy…

There has been much literature on the effectiveness of program evaluation. Many feel evaluation has lost its justification; others are more optimistic and feel evaluation can make a difference if the use levels are viewed realistically. Administrators must not regard program evaluation as merely complying with various agency requirements or…

Author traced the development of international programs at the University of Hawaii from its beginnings to the eventual establishment of the Advisory Council on the International Relations of the University of Hawaii (ACIRU). (Editor/RK)

Working with teachers and administrators, the author has identified two major problems associated with the implementation of environmental education programs in the schools. Both lack of education and motivation were cited by the author and suggestions to better inform and educate teachers to the philosophy of environmental education were…

Since 1973, 450 high-risk newborns have been routinely screened for hearing loss at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital (Chicago). (Author/LS)

Focuses attention on means of preparing and improving college staff, and outlines those points which college department heads must consider when evaluating faculty programs. (RB)

Although the author offers no handy formula to determine program effectiveness, she does present an extensive list of statements that can help the school administrator plan program improvement with his music teachers. (Editor)

This article attempted to discover whether it would be both feasible and educationally desirable to extend the teaching of a foreign language to pupils who represented a wider range of age and ability than those to whom foreign languages had traditionally been taught. (Author/RK)

A random sample of the thirty-eight Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III projects funded in Massachusetts for the three year period, 1971-1974 was surveyed in order to determine if the Federal money was well used, what has been learned about change in the past ten years, and what worked and what didn't, and why. [Available from…

The Nursery Education Research Programme was set up by the Government to monitor the development of the new provisions for the expansion of nursery education. Article explained how the directors set about their task. (Editor/RK)

The implementation of this model would assess specific performance tasks, working traits, and socioeconomic traits of the students who complete the occupational program in order to provide both empirical and judgmental data about specific portions of the curriculum. (Author/NHM)

Students involved in a science fair each spring learned their science through projects designed to prepare them for thr future. (RK)